MARCUS BAGS TOP DAY 1A STACK

From a starting field of 77 entries, 14 players completed a full 15 Day 1A levels in the @HPTPoker $1,100 Main Event at @AmeristarVI.

These 14, led by the 377,500 of Daniel Marcus (pictured) return Sunday at noon for Day 2, playing until the 9-handed LiveStream final table is established.

Defiending HPT Vicksburg champ Freddie Ardoin bagged 156,000 to advance to Sunday.

Among those who arrived, put a 30,000 stack in play but did not find a bag was Judge Leo Boothe, Michael Monaghan, Craig Casino, Gary Germann, Jonathan Hart, Anthony Magee, Billy McBrayer and Chris Lane.

Day 1B starts Saturday at noon.

Here's the final 14 Day 1A players, listed by player-provided chipcounts.

Daniel	Marcus	377,500
Seth	Evans	329,000
Jeff	Niedeman	242,000
Alton	Peterson	192,500
Nick	Graphia	192,500
Daniel	Doucet	163,000
Freddie	Ardoin	156,000
JW	Carter	126,000
Duane	Fontenot	120,000
Douglas	Moon	112,000
Hal	Moncrief	109,500
Dan	Lubofsky	97,500
William	Allen	55,500
Leila	Demecillopunay	41,500

-- Dan Ross, Hold'em Live Updates